Chapter 28
Gu Yubai was shocked to find that his sincere compliment was interpreted as "perverted" by others. He didn't know whether to be angry or amused.
Gu Yubai fell silent, a rare occurrence for him.
Chi Ximin hesitated, "Brother?"
Gu Yubai looked up at her.
Chi Ximin shuddered at his icy gaze.
But in reality, Gu Yubai was still immersed in his thoughts and hadn't quite recovered. He was still wondering if the little streamer would really be scared and think he was a pervert.
"Um..." Chi Ximin looked at her brother's expression and still asked the question she cared about most, her voice trembling, "Do you have a thing for Sister Yu Xia?"
To avoid upsetting her brother, she chose a more tactful way of asking the question.
But Gu Yubai seemed not to understand: "What do you mean?"
Seeing her brother's puzzled expression, as if he really didn't understand what she was talking about, Chi Ximin coughed, closed her eyes, and decided to go all out, shouting loudly, "It's about whether you like Sister Yu Xia or not!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the entire house fell into an eerie silence.
When Chi Ximin asked this question, Gu Yubai's expression went blank for the first time, as if he was surprised by Chi Ximin's shocking statement, or as if he was confused.
Chi Ximin just looked at him, waiting for his answer.
The air was quiet for a while. Gu Yubai frowned and thought about the question seriously before finally giving his answer.
He said, "I just admire her."
From the moment he accidentally stumbled upon the live stream and discovered the young streamer's impressive drawing skills, he developed a curiosity about her. But it remained just curiosity—curiosity about what she would draw in her next stream and whether it would amaze him as much as before. Later, when he learned that she was consistently collaborating with the same artist, that curiosity took on a more subtle twist, what he would call fate. He found it fascinating, and thus began to pay more attention to the young streamer.
But he didn't think it was liking; he thought it was admiration.
It's more like appreciation.
He appreciates the young streamer's talent, so he proactively provides a platform for development. Similarly, it is because he appreciates the young streamer's talent that he is willing to pay more attention to him.
After all, valuing and cherishing talent is a natural response from any leader.
Putting aside leaders, even teachers in school tend to take extra care of students with good grades, so it's only natural that he would pay attention to the young anchor.
If he had to confuse this with liking, he could only say that his liking for the young streamer was like a teacher's liking for a good student. After all, who wouldn't like their star pupil, especially since he discovered her by chance, which made him feel like he had unearthed a treasure.
But to say he likes someone is too subjective; he feels that "appreciation" is the most suitable and accurate way to describe his feelings and thoughts about the young anchor.
Thinking this through, Gu Yubai became even more certain that his answer was correct and repeated, "Yes, I admire her."
This time, even his tone was more serious, as if he had made some important choice.
Chi Ximin looked at her brother's resolute expression and said, "..."
You can fool others with that, but don't fool yourself too.
Didn't he realize that when he looked at Sister Yu Xia, his eyes were glued to her, and he couldn't take them off, and he always had a smile on his face that he hadn't even noticed?
Tell me, how many times has her brother ever laughed? Forget laughing, if you can see any expression on her brother's face other than a cold face and sarcasm, she'll consider herself outdone.
But ironically, whenever Yu Xia was around, she always saw her brother's smile.
You call this appreciation? Who would believe that?
Anyway, she doesn't believe it.
Unless Chi Ximin is blind, no one would believe his nonsense.
"Okay, I just wanted to remind you that what you said at the restaurant today won't leave a good impression on you." Chi Ximin shrugged.
"Yu Xia..." Gu Yubai paused, but still asked the question he was most worried about, "What will she think?"
"Do you think you... have ill intentions?" Chi Ximin asked tentatively, not forgetting to observe her brother's expression after speaking.
The words "ill-intentioned" made Gu Yubai's face suddenly turn very ugly. His mouth opened and closed repeatedly, as if he wanted to say something but didn't know how.
To be honest, he was a little angry.
This anger wasn't directed at Yu Xia for having a problem with him, but rather at his own inability to know what to do and his own foolishness in doing something without thinking.
Just as he was fretting, his phone rang.
It just so happened that the young anchor replied to his message.
【Summer】：Not good (ㄒoㄒ)
Gu Yubai's heart skipped a beat, and he had an inexplicable sense of foreboding.
【Bai and Bye】: What happened?
Yu Xia replied very quickly.
【Summer】: I think my boss is trying to sexually harass me.
Gu Yubai: "..."
Then Yu Xia sent a long message detailing her entire onboarding process and emotional journey that day.
Chi Ximin watched as her brother's expression changed from initial apprehension to a feeling of unease.
Three seconds later, Gu Yubai slammed his phone face down on the coffee table, his expression indescribable.
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Yu Xia received greetings from her fellow fans as soon as she got home.
Yu Xia is the kind of person who can't keep things to herself. She told her fellow fan when she received the interview invitation a couple of days ago. Today, when she received a greeting from her fellow fan, Yu Xia didn't think twice and immediately poured out her feelings, eager to share her terrifying day with her online friend.
[Summer]: Let me tell you, everything went really smoothly today. My mentor is a really nice person, everyone in the office is great, and we all get along really well. I thought it was the perfect, ideal job, and I was completely absorbed in my work, but!!!
Yu Xia used three exclamation marks to separate the sentences, which shows how important the turning point that was about to happen was.
【Summer】: But after work, I ran into my boss! It wouldn't have been a big deal, but he suddenly said he wanted to treat me to dinner. I was going to refuse, but he said his sister wanted to thank me. I've told you about his sister before, right? She's the one who helped catch the thief. So I thought, since my boss asked, I should give him face, and I went with him. At the restaurant, we ate and chatted as usual, and up to this point everything seemed normal, but!!!
When Yu Xia got to the crucial point, she used three exclamation marks again to pause the sentence.
【Summer】: The problem lies in this "but"! My sister suddenly asked me what I thought of Bai He compared to her brother. Oh my god, how could I dare answer? How would you answer if someone asked you to compare your idol to your boss? (Although my boss is quite handsome and has a nice voice, how can he compare to Bai He?) And my boss was right in front of me; even if it were the truth, I wouldn't dare say it. So I used my clever brain to think and came up with an answer that couldn't be wrong. I thought that was about it, but guess what?!
This time, Yu Xia not only used three exclamation marks, but also added an extra question mark, which was enough to express the mental devastation that what happened next had on her.
[Summer]: After I finished speaking, my boss suddenly chuckled. I immediately thought I had answered something wrong or that my flattery was too obvious and I had made a fool of myself. So I got incredibly nervous and didn't know how to end the conversation. Just then, my boss suddenly blurted out that I was so cute. I was like: ???
【Summer】: Sister, can you imagine? The weird scene where your boss tells you you're cute? I felt like my skull was being split open... It was so scary.
Whether Bai and Bye can imagine it or not, Gu Yubai, who was looking at his phone screen at this moment, was already speechless.
Yu Xia was still talking non-stop.
【Summer】：But my boss is actually quite handsome. I really can't imagine him as a creepy boss.
Gu Yubai raised his eyebrows.
[Summer]: Oh, I think I forgot to tell you, my boss is the one who got his chest muscles flexed by me at the bar last time.
【Summer】: Hey, why does it feel like I'm the pervert now that you're saying this?
Thinking of this, Yu Xia sat up in bed in even greater horror.
Then, Gu Yubai was bombarded with messages, his phone kept ringing and the screen kept scrolling down, leaving no room to interrupt.
[Summer]: No! I didn't! Oh my god, what do you think my boss will think? He won't think I'm the weirdo, will he?
【Summer】: Someone who touched him in a bar... Holy crap! Thinking about it that way, it does seem a bit like him! What should I do?
【Summer】: Ugh, sister, what did he mean by that? Was he implying something about me?
Yu Xia's thinking was so disjointed that even Gu Yubai didn't know how she went from discussing him as a pervert to discussing her as a pervert.
Gu Yubai hadn't even replied to the first comment where she thought he was trying to sexually harass her, but Yu Xia had already jumped to the point of making veiled accusations.
Well, that's part of what makes young livestreamers so adorable.
A unique and quirky thought process.
Finally, after Yu Xia's carpet bombing ended, Gu Yubai finally found an opportunity to speak his mind.
Lest the little streamer actually think they and she are perverts.
Gu Yubai's reply was quite brief, consisting of only two words.
【Bai and Bye】: No.
Yu Xia immediately asked.
【Summer】：Can't do what?
【Bai and Bye】: We won't think of you as a pervert.
【Summer】: Really?
【Bai and Bye】: Hmm.
At this point, Gu Yubai felt it necessary to defend himself.
【Bai and Bye】: I don't think your boss is a pervert.
【Summer】: Why?
Yu Xia was quite looking forward to how her fellow supporter would seriously analyze the situation with her and help dispel her concerns.
Gu Yubai replied with the same words the junior streamer had told him before.
【Bai and Bye】: Didn't you say he's handsome? Didn't you say before that handsome people couldn't have any bad intentions?
Therefore, Gu Yubai drew the conclusion.
【Bai and Bye】: So he didn't have any bad intentions, he wasn't a pervert.
Yu Xia: "..."
That sounds really makes sense.
Fearing that the junior streamer was still troubled by this matter, Gu Yubai thought for a moment and sent another message to ease the junior streamer's worries.
Gu Yubai thought that he was a person of integrity and would never do what the little streamer said, so he typed this message with great confidence.
【Bai and Bye】: If you are worried that he has ulterior motives, and he does something, then call the police to arrest him.
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